News for Monday, 9-22

Congress scrambles on rescue bill:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/22/news/economy/bailout_proposal_Monday/index.htm?cnn=yes
Congress is taking over financial institutions.

Gas prices extend decline: 5 days and counting
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/22/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes
Gas Prices average 3.75 a gallon. Still on a decline but still really high.

How We Became the United States of France:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843168,00.html?cnn=yes

China quality chief quits over milk scandal:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/china.tainted.milk/index.html
53,000 Children and infants made sick and four dead from contaminated milk. Melamene is the chemical that contaminated the milk.

Dinner plans save Pakistan's rulers from hotel bomb attack :
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/pakistan.islamabad.marriott.blast/index.html
A truck bomb made a two storie crater just outside the Marriott hotel. Many dead and hotel ruined.

N. Korea seeks removal of nuke plant seals:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/nkorea.nuclear.seals/index.html
Angry at U.S. for not taking North Korea off the terrorist countrys list. U.S. won;t take North Koea off the list until the nuclear program is dismanteled. North Korea stopped the dismanteling process.

U.S. military: Iraqis trained for assassination coming home:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.assassination.squads/index.html
Iraqi Sheite fighters are being trained to take out U.S and Iraqi military officials.